EP1152923A1 - Steering wheel with a switching element, especially for honking the horn - Google Patents
Steering wheel with a switching element, especially for honking the hornInfo
- Publication number
- EP1152923A1 EP1152923A1 EP00918681A EP00918681A EP1152923A1 EP 1152923 A1 EP1152923 A1 EP 1152923A1 EP 00918681 A EP00918681 A EP 00918681A EP 00918681 A EP00918681 A EP 00918681A EP 1152923 A1 EP1152923 A1 EP 1152923A1
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- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- contact
- steering wheel
- wheel according
- cover
- profile
- Prior art date
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- B60R21/00—Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks
- B60R21/02—Occupant safety arrangements or fittings, e.g. crash pads
- B60R21/16—Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags
- B60R21/20—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
- B60R21/203—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in steering wheels or steering columns
- B60R21/2035—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in steering wheels or steering columns using modules containing inflator, bag and cover attachable to the steering wheel as a complete sub-unit
- B60R21/2037—Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components in steering wheels or steering columns using modules containing inflator, bag and cover attachable to the steering wheel as a complete sub-unit the module or a major component thereof being yieldably mounted, e.g. for actuating the horn switch or for protecting the driver in a non-deployment situation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60Q5/00—Arrangement or adaptation of acoustic signal devices
- B60Q5/001—Switches therefor
- B60Q5/003—Switches therefor mounted on the steering wheel
Definitions
- the invention relates to a steering wheel with a switching element, in particular for horn release, according to the preamble of claim 1.
- the sound of a motor vehicle should enable the driver of a motor vehicle to emit a warning signal, particularly in critical situations.
- the horn signal is usually triggered by pressing the center of the steering wheel of the vehicle. In this case, at least a portion of a cover is moved in the direction of the steering wheel, thus short-circuiting a mechanical switching element.
- DE 197 32 022 proposes the horn switch by a contact which is arranged on the upper edge of a container holding the airbag, and a mating contact which is on the underside of a container facing the container edge of an airbag cover projecting web is arranged to form.
- the cover is additionally supported by compression springs on the web at the top of the container.
- the horn relay is increasingly no longer switched directly. This makes it possible to use lower switching currents, which leads to improved electromagnetic compatibility.
- the voltage peaks that occur when the metallic contacts of the switching element are closed are disruptive. The voltage peaks mean that reliable triggering of the electrical functional component which can be triggered by the switching element, for example a signal horn, is not always guaranteed.
- an ordinary electrical switching element can be connected to an electronic circuit that detects and corrects the voltage peaks.
- an additional, expensive assembly is also required here.
- the object of the present invention is to provide a steering wheel with a switching element for triggering an electrical functional component, which allows reliable triggering of the functional component and is inexpensive to manufacture.
- a steering wheel with the features of claim 1.
- at least one contact element has a section consisting of an electrically conductive plastic, through which the current flows after actuation of the switching element flows.
- the conductive plastic can consist of conductive polymers or polymer mixtures. However, non-conductive polymers or polymer mixtures can also be added by adding conductive substances, e.g. of carbon fibers, can be made conductive. The conductive substances are finely distributed in the plastic, so that the plastic itself is conductive at least over a portion of the volume.
- the switching element Due to the electrical resistance of the switching element, which is changed by the conductive plastic, voltage peaks are smoothed, and it is possible to switch currents simply and safely without there being pronounced voltage peaks during switching.
- the switching element can be optimally adapted to the respective application by appropriately selecting the conductivity and the layer thickness of the plastic.
- the movable steering wheel section is preferably formed by a cover in the central steering wheel area, particularly preferably by an airbag cover.
- the contact surface of at least one contact element consists of an electrically conductive plastic.
- the contact between the contact elements is thus made by the conductive plastic.
- An elastomer is also preferably used as the plastic.
- the elasticity of elastomers leads to a significantly larger contact area between the contacts of the switching element, since this adapts to the surface of the mating contact and thus increases the switching reliability.
- the use of elastomers further extends the service life of the switching element by reducing the mechanical load, since in contrast to metal contacts, when the contact closes, there is no inelastic deformation of the contact surfaces. It is particularly preferred to use a thermoplastic elastomer, since this enables easy shaping.
- the polymers of the plastic itself are not conductive, but an initially non-conductive plastic is made conductive by adding conductive fillers, in particular carbon fibers.
- the resistance of the plastic can be varied by the selection and the proportion of these conductive fillers in the plastic.
- the at least one contact element has a contact profile made of an electrically conductive plastic, the contour of which forms the contact surface.
- a contact profile is provided for each of the two contact elements. Training as a con- Taktprofil has the advantage that an endless production of the switching element is possible, which leads to inexpensive production and processing and easy installation. Due to the electrically conductive plastic, the outer shape, ie in particular the cross section of the contact profile, can also be easily adapted to special requirements and other functions. So the contact profile can also act as a sealing profile for the contact gap. The entire contact profile can serve as a contact surface, which significantly increases the adaptability of the arrangement.
- a metallic conductor in the contact profile.
- other known materials are also suitable as electrodes, e.g. Electric wire . It is also possible to form the contact profile entirely from conductive plastic and only use metallic conductors for the connection.
- the contact profile is produced by extrusion or injection molding. This type of production is particularly inexpensive and simple.
- the two contact elements are arranged to be movable relative to one another. Due to the manually triggered movement of the steering wheel section, a contact surface of one contact element comes into direct contact with a contact surface of the other contact element and the corresponding electrical functional component is triggered by the contact closure.
- One of the contact elements can be arranged on a steering wheel base and the other contact element on the manually movable steering wheel section. This version makes it possible to clean without an additional component. men, because the movement of the cover presses the contact and the counter contact against each other and directly short-circuits.
- the contact and the counter contact are arranged in a single profile.
- the two contact elements are arranged on the elastically deformable profile, which consists of a non-conductive material, such that the contact elements come into electrical contact by deformation of the non-conductive profile.
- the non-conductive profile preferably contains both contact elements, the contact and the counter contact, which are embedded at a certain distance from one another in a material, preferably plastic, of suitable flexibility. The arrangement of both contacts in a contact profile leads to a simple and inexpensive manufacture of the steering wheel according to the invention.
- a component which is movable relative to the contact elements it is possible for a component which is movable relative to the contact elements to be provided and for the manually triggerable movement of the manually movable steering wheel section to cause a movement of the component by means of which a contact surface of one contact element comes into electrical contact with a contact surface of the other contact element .
- a component for actuating the switching element z. B. serve a provided on a housing of the airbag unit projection.
- the use of contact profiles, the cross section of which enables the profile to snap into place on the cover or the steering wheel, is particularly preferred.
- the component can be electrically conductive so that the two contact surfaces come into electrical contact via this component.
- one of the contact elements is formed by a sheet metal part.
- This sheet metal part can be, for example, the bottom of the gas generator of the airbag unit or a carrier of the gas generator or a housing of the airbag unit.
- At least one section of the contact elements is surrounded by a protective element made of elastic foam. This effectively prevents contamination of the contact surfaces, in particular by dust, and the switching reliability can also be ensured for a long time.
- the switching element is actuated during the movement of the cover by the action of an actuating section arranged on the edge of the cover.
- the actuating element can be any means that is able to transmit the movement of the cover and trigger the switching element. If the contact element is designed as a contact profile and is arranged in the region of the edge of the cover, the switching element is also triggered reliably if the cover is not moved centrally but only on one side.
- the contact and the mating contact are preferably arranged at least partially along the circumference of the edge of the cover in a contact gap between the cover and the steering wheel.
- the cross section of the contact profile can be expediently chosen so that the contact profile can be snapped into the cover or the steering wheel or both.
- the electrically conductive plastic of the contact profile can be provided with grooves or projections along its longitudinal direction.
- the contact profile z. B a semicircular cross-section, with which it can be pressed due to its flexibility in a suitable, arranged in the edge of the cover and / or in the steering wheel base groove.
- the steering wheel base often comprises a layer of foamed plastic, into which the contact profile can easily be snapped into place.
- the contact profiles used according to the invention can be assembled and connected in a simple manner using commercially available plug connectors.
- the axial mobility of the airbag cover relative to the steering wheel can, for. B. can be achieved by suspending the airbag unit on the steering wheel with preferably three or more springs.
- Figure 1 a plan view of part of a steering wheel according to the invention with two contact profiles as a switching element for the horn release;
- Figure 2 shows a section along the line B-B through the steering wheel of Figure 1;
- Figure 3 shows a cross section of a profile made of conductive and non-conductive plastic
- Figure 4 shows a cross section of a contact profile made of conductive plastic
- Figure 5 another cross section of a profile made of conductive and non-conductive plastic
- Figure 6 a detailed view of an embodiment of a steering wheel according to the invention with a sheet metal part as a counter contact;
- FIG. 7 a plan view of part of a further steering wheel according to the invention with a non-conductive elastic profile as a switching element for the horn release;
- Figure 8 is a section along the line D-D through the steering wheel of Figure 7;
- Figure 9 is a plan view of part of a further steering wheel according to the invention with two contact profiles as a switching element for the horn release;
- FIG. 10 shows a section along the line F-F through the steering wheel according to FIG. 9.
- FIG. 11 shows a section through a further steering wheel according to the invention with a contact profile and a contact rivet as a switching element for triggering the horn;
- FIG. 1 shows a top view of a steering wheel 1 according to the invention, the steering wheel rim 2 of which is partly not shown.
- the airbag unit 10 provided in the steering wheel 1 is not shown.
- the steering wheel hub 3 with which the steering wheel rim 2 is connected via four spokes 4.
- an electrical switching element 21, 22 consisting of two electrical contact elements in the form of a contact 21 and a mating contact 22, which can be electrically connected via a plug connector 26.
- both the contact 21 and the mating contact 22 are attached to the steering wheel 1 in the region in which the lower, outer edge of the cover 11 is located after the airbag unit 10 has been installed.
- FIG. 2 shows a section along the line B-B in FIG. 1, the airbag unit 10 also being shown in FIG.
- the scale of the figures does not match.
- the airbag unit 10 comprises a cover 11 which acts as a movable steering wheel section, an airbag (not shown) and a gas generator 12 which is fastened on a generator support 13.
- the generator support 13 and the cover 11 form the housing of the airbag unit 10 and are connected to one another via recesses 14 in the cover 11 and locking lugs 15 in the generator support 13.
- the airbag unit 10 is movably attached to the steering wheel base 5 by means of four springs, not shown. As a result, the cover 11 can be moved in the direction of the steering wheel base 5 in order to trigger the horn signal.
- a conductive part 23 is provided on the lower outer edge of the generator support 13 as a component for actuating the switching element when the cover 11 moves.
- the contact 21 and the counter contact 22 are attached to the steering wheel base 5.
- Both the contact 21 and the mating contact 22 are formed by a contact profile 25 made of conductive plastic, in which a copper wire 24 is embedded in order to increase the resistance reduce.
- elastomers are suitable as plastics, the elasticity of which significantly improves the contact area between the contacts 21, 22 when the switching element is triggered, which in turn contributes to improving the switching properties.
- the elasticity of the plastic additionally leads to significantly less wear on the contacts 21, 22 and thus to a longer service life of the switching element and to lower contact stop noises.
- Preferred elastomers are EPDM or thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), particularly preferably thermoplastic polyester elastomers.
- conductive fillers such as Carbon fibers, graphite dust or metal particles added.
- the proportion can be varied within wide limits and specially adapted to the respective application.
- the addition of carbon fibers in a proportion of 20 to 40% is particularly preferred.
- the switching element extends along the entire circumference of the cover 11, the conductive part 23 is pressed onto the contacts 21, 22 at least in a partial region even when the cover 11 is not actuated quite cleanly, and the horn signal is thus reliably triggered.
- FIG. 4 shows a preferred embodiment for the contact 21 and / or the counter contact 22.
- This in turn comprises a metal wire 24 as an electrode, which is surrounded by a conductive plastic profile 25.
- a conductive plastic profile 25 In the middle of a semicircular lower part there is an approximately rectangular extension, the end face of which forms the contact surface 20.
- This design of the contact profile 25 is particularly favorable because it can be easily and inexpensively produced by extrusion or injection molding in appropriate forms.
- a simple attachment to the steering wheel base 5 or the cover 11 or also the generator support 13 or another housing part of the airbag unit 10 is possible by snapping the profile into a suitable groove.
- either the conductive plastic or the material in which the groove is provided, or both, can be correspondingly elastic.
- FIGS. 3 and 5 show further configurations of a contact 21 and / or counter contact 22.
- this consists of a profile with a conductive profile part 28 and a non-conductive profile part 29.
- the metal wire 24 embedded in the profile is in contact with the conductive profile part 28.
- the non-conductive elastic plastic is profiled so that the attachment to the steering wheel base 5 or the cover 11 is made possible.
- the non-conductive part 29 of the profile in FIG. 3 has an essentially semicircular cross section and is connected to the conductive profile part 28.
- the profile cross section of the contact element 21 shown in FIG. 5 corresponds to that of the one shown in FIG. It is particularly favorable here to use the same polymer or the same polymer mixture both for the conductive profile part 28 and the non-conductive profile part 29 and to make the conductive profile part (28) conductive by adding carbon fibers.
- FIG. 6 shows a detailed view corresponding to view A in FIG. 2, the contact 21 being formed by a contact profile 25 and the mating contact 22 being formed by a sheet metal part 23 in connection with the generator support 13. Even in this particularly inexpensive embodiment the contact gap between cover 11 and steering wheel base 5 can be kept very small. The arrangement of the contact profile 25 in the region of the edge of the cover 11 makes this possible.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 The embodiment of a steering wheel 1 according to the invention shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has an elastic profile 27 made of non-conductive plastic, which contains both the contact 21 and the counter contact 22. Otherwise, the structure corresponds to that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and will not be explained again. As can be seen from the top view of the steering wheel 1 without the airbag unit 10 in FIG. 5, the contact 21 and counter contact 22 are contained together in an elastic profile 27 and are in turn connected with a plug connector 26.
- FIG. 8 shows a section through the steering wheel 1 along the line D-D in FIG. 7, but with the airbag unit 10.
- the elastic profile 27 is also fastened to the steering wheel base 5 in this embodiment.
- a projection 16 is provided on the generator carrier 13 as a component for triggering the horn signal.
- conductivity is not important here.
- the contact 21 is short-circuited by compressing the profile 27 with the mating contact 22.
- the actual “contact gap” between the contact surfaces 20 is within the elastic profile 27.
- the contact element 21 is located in the outer elastic and electrically insulating profile 27, in which a metallic conductor 24 is in turn embedded.
- the cover 11 moves, the profile 27 is compressed and the gap between the contact 21 and the mating contact 22 will be closed.
- the metallic conductors 24 are thus in contact via the conductive plastic and the horn signal is triggered.
- FIGS. 9 and 10 show a third embodiment of a steering wheel 1 according to the invention.
- the contact 21 is provided as a contact profile 25 on the steering wheel base 5 and the mating contact 22 as a contact profile 25 on the cover 11. Accordingly, only the contact 21 is connected to the connector 26 in FIG. 9.
- FIG. 11 shows an alternative to the embodiment shown in FIG. 10.
- the one contact element in this case the counter contact 22, is not designed as a contact profile, but is in the form of metallic contact rivets 31.
- an annular elastic foam body 30 is arranged as a protective element between the steering wheel base 5 and the cover 11 and around the contact rivet 31.
- the elasticity of the foam body 30 is sufficiently high that it conforms to the contact profile 25 arranged on the steering wheel base 5 and thus closes the contact rivet 31 in a dust-tight manner to the outside.
- the foam body consists of open-pore foam, so that a sufficient exchange of moisture is ensured and an accumulation of condensed water is effectively avoided.
- the switching element described is not only suitable for triggering the horn but can also be used for other electrically actuated devices. So it is conceivable, for. B. also switch the flasher via an axial actuation of the airbag cover.
- the horn could be triggered by axially actuating the cover on one side and the flasher could be triggered by axially actuating the opposite side of the cover.
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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- Steering Controls (AREA)
- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
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